Europe braces for new wave of refugees
Europe is preparing for a new wave of refugees as word filters back to others that the passage through Hungary
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Day: September 6, 2015
Podcast: Bulgaria’s mayoral election battle, and other news
Like other European countries, Bulgaria is grappling with how to deal with the flow of migrants heading from the Middle
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Controversy over Kyrgyzstan bid to extradite US/Canadian businessman from Bulgaria
An online petition is gathering signatures against a bid by Kyrgyzstan to extradite from Bulgaria a US/Canadian businessman and retired
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Bulgarian railways brings back dining cars on Sofia – Varna line
Bulgarian State Railways, BDZ, said that from September 7, it would bring back “bistro” dining cars on fast trains between
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Refugee crisis ‘to cost Germany 10 billion euro’
Germany’s cost of care for refugees could reach around 10 billion euro ($11 billion) in 2015. Amid internal criticism over Chancellor
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Austria, Germany open borders to thousands of migrants
Austria and Germany opened their borders Saturday to thousands of migrants traveling by bus or train or on foot to
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Refugees desperate on both sides of Turkey’s border with Syria
Near the border crossing to Syria, refugees loiter near trucks lined up to deliver food into their country. If they
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Macedonia overwhelmed by large influx of refugees
The U.N. children’s fund reports authorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are being overwhelmed by the heavy influx
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Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria sign agreement on migrants
Amid chaotic scenes at border crossings and train stations throughout Europe, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Austria have signed an agreement
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